St Marie's Roman Catholic Church
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.36242, -2.72691
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking🛝Playground
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Mersey WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Mersey Valley Timberland TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
107 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Runcorn LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef Runcorn LoopLocal cycle route
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef B2SLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
30,178 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
30,178 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Tufted Duck · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Coot +23
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CootFulica atra
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MagpiePica pica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TealAnas crecca
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common Carpet · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Bright-line Brown-eye · Brimstone Moth +13
- Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2025
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2025
- Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2025
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
Alexanders · Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Biting Stonecrop · Butterfly-bush · Shepherd's-purse +43
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
- Biting StonecropSedum acre
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Common ReedPhragmites australis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
30,178 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Tufted Duck · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Coot +23
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CootFulica atra
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MagpiePica pica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TealAnas crecca
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common Carpet · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Bright-line Brown-eye · Brimstone Moth +13
- Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2025
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2025
- Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2025
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
Alexanders · Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Biting Stonecrop · Butterfly-bush · Shepherd's-purse +43
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
- Biting StonecropSedum acre
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Common ReedPhragmites australis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
CrambidaeCrambidae2025CrambidaeCrambidae2025Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata2025Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata2025Common EmeraldHemithea aestivaria2025Common EmeraldHemithea aestivaria2025Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2025Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2025Poplar GreySubacronicta megacephala2025Poplar GreySubacronicta megacephala2025Clouded SilverLomographa temerata2025Clouded SilverLomographa temerata2025Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2025Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2025Green Oak TortrixTortrix viridana2025Green Oak TortrixTortrix viridana2025Cloaked MinorMesoligia furuncula2025Cloaked MinorMesoligia furuncula2025Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2025Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2025May HighflyerHydriomena impluviata2025May HighflyerHydriomena impluviata2025Beautiful Hook-tipLaspeyria flexula2025Beautiful Hook-tipLaspeyria flexula2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWeldReseda luteolaWeldReseda luteolaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisSea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritimaSea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritimaSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareHighclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensisHighclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensisSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensLaurustinusViburnum tinusLaurustinusViburnum tinusWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgarePerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusEvents & activities nearby
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